Name: Viral parmesan crusted eggs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 4 eggs, soft boiled; 1 spring onion, finely sliced; Small bunch of chives, finely sliced; 2 tbsp cottage cheese; Finely grated parmesan; Salt and pepper

The egg dish that deserves the viral crown

I’m sometimes sceptical with viral dishes because is it just a lot of hype, or are they worthy of their viral status? This recipe…OMG YES. Incredible. The combo of crispy parmesan welded onto halved jammy boiled eggs and topped with a heap of pimped-up cottage cheese was just beautiful.

Cottage cheese lovers – this one’s for you

I’ve always been a cottage cheese girly and I kinda thought it was something that will remain a bit of a lowkey ingredient but we’ve really embraced the cottage cheese love of late. This one has chopped chives, spring onion and salt and pepper mixed in, so it’s super fresh and properly well seasoned. Then the combo of hot parmesan crusted eggs with a dollop of this is truly a wonder.

The Inspo?

A big thank you to Spreadthegrub for the inspo here as this is where I first discovered the recipe and one I’ll have stored in my saved folder forever. Make sure you go check out the page for further delights.

Any suggestions or tweaks?

If you’re not a cottage cheese fan (scandalous), then you can opt for cream cheese instead as you’re still get that cool, mellow creaminess that offsets the sharper parmesan cheese.

I also tried one of these eggs with a drizzle of chilli oil for a little extra flavour and kick.

I would also recommend, when boiling your eggs, that you aim for a jammy, soft yolk because you’ll be placing these eggs over little fried parmesan mounds, so it may cook a little further in the frying pan. And we don’t want the yolks to be too cooked. We still want that softness and velvety texture.

Can I watch this somewhere?

Funny you should ask. I have a full-on step-by-step tutorial of my recreating this recipe over on my YouTube channel that you can watch! Or even better, grab the ingredients listed below and have a little cook-along with me.

You can also watch me take on other viral classics such as the duck prawn cracker stack, the cheese-stuffed sweet potatoes and the lasagne loaded jacket potatoes. It’s been a wonderful journey of recipe exploration, and I may have already made some of these again because, I mean, they are viral for a reason…SO PLEASE MAKE THEM. Let me know your thoughts in the comments or tell me what I need to try next.

Viral parmesan crusted eggs

By Poppy Cooks

https://www.poppycooks.com/recipes/viral-parmesan-crusted-eggs/

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 20 mins

Serves 2

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Ingredients

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4 eggs, soft boiled
1 spring onion, finely sliced
Small bunch of chives, finely sliced
2 tbsp cottage cheese
Finely grated parmesan
Salt and pepper

Imperial

4 eggs, soft boiled
1 spring onion, finely sliced
Small bunch of chives, finely sliced
2 tbsp cottage cheese
Finely grated parmesan
Salt and pepper

Instructions

Mix together the cottage cheese, chives, spring onions and a pinch of salt and pepper.
Peel and halve your boiled eggs. Place a large frying pan over medium high heat and place small spoonfuls of grated parmesan around the pan. Place the egg, cut side down, into the centre of the parmesan.
Fry for 1-2 minutes, until the parmesan has melted and turned golden, crispy and delicious. Carefully use a spatula to flip them out onto a plate and top with spoonfuls of the herby cottage cheese mixture.
Sprinkle with extra chopped chives to serve.